The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to fully and fairly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of blood poisoning, including a VA examination to assess current heart and lung conditions.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to the need for additional evidence and further medical evaluation to determine if the Veteran has any current disabilities related to his period of service and whether they are etiologically related to his reported sepsis in December 1965.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of blood poisoning
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1630802
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current findings of residuals of blood poisoning and denied service connection for this condition. The claims for lupus, heart disorder, and low back disorder are remanded due to insufficient development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The AOJ will review this additional evidence and readjudicate the claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current heart condition or diagnosed COPD and pneumonia, and thus denied service connection for residuals of blood poisoning.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of a bilateral leg disorder or residuals of blood poisoning, and thus denied both claims.
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